5. Irfan Pathan:
He started off his career as a frontline bowler but developed his batting attributes as well with the course of time. During the past season’s of IPL, he had managed to play some handy and crucial innings for the franchise’s he had represented so far.
Irfan Pathan started his IPL career with Kings XI Punjab in the year 2008. He was with the franchise till 2010. In the first three years, he scored 603 runs in 42 outings at an average of 25. 31. Besides, he also managed to pickup 47 wickets with a best of 3-25.
In the following year, he moved to Delhi Daredevils. Although his performance dipped due to the injuries he suffered which also led to a considerable fall in his place, he continued to be a regular member of the squad.
He was very handy for the franchise’s he had played so far for. During his stay in the Daredevils camp, he managed to score 468 runs in 46 matches at an average of 20.54, whereas, with the ball, he managed to pick 29 wickets.
In 2014, he shifted to Sunriser’s Hyderabad where he played only 10 matches, scoring a mere 55 runs and picking up only four wickets.
In the year 2015, he was picked up by the Chennai Super King’s after SRH owners decided not to retain him. Under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, he only managed to warm the bench, as he did not get a single match to play.
In the year 2016, he was taken by the Rising Pune Supergiant owners after CSK were suspended from the tournament for two years owing to the spot-fixing case. Although he managed to get four games this time under the leadership of MS, he failed to impress with both the bat and the ball.